Sox will exhaust shortstop options before Pedroia

By

Nick Cafardo

December 1, 2009

While there has been internal discussions about Dustin Pedroia moving to shortstop it would not happen unless the Red Sox exhausted every avenue to acquire a shortstop through free-agency or trade, a team source said this afternoon.

The team is hesitant to give up draft picks for Type-A or Type-B free-agents like Marco Scutaro. And they do have Jed Lowrie to go to to if his wrist stays healthy. While Pedroia to short is an option, there’s always great pause in moving such a tremendous second baseman to a different position. Suffice to say, a final decision on this subject is still in the distance.